Incense burner



May 29, 1928.

E. V. CHEESEMAN INCENSE BURNER Filed Jan. 31, '1927 Img N-rom TToRNE-Y yterior` decoration oriinishis quicklygdam- Patented May 29, 1928.

UNITEDy STTE'S" ELLEN v. CHEESEMAN, oF'PAsADENA, entri?onNIA'.v`

INCENSE BURNER.

Application led January 31, 1927. y `Serial No.164,'Ai4hr l The present invention relates to novelty incense burners and pertains more particularly to a combination doll or ornament and an incense burner to provide both ornamentation and utility. Y.

The "invention has for its principallobject the provision of anovel though usefulland lefficient incense burner. Y y

` Another object of the invention isto provide an incense burner whichA isv readily `filled or replenished and in which the heat and ash are at all times safely out of contact with 'other objects or surfaces which might otherwise become damaged thereby.y

Another object of the invention is topro- V'videfa novelty doll 'suitable for gifts, favours and the like, or suitable for prizes at amusement concessions and like places. v

lThe usual incense burner has among other vobjections a tendency to become quite yhot 4and to scorch surfaces vwith'which itcomes y in contact. It is therefore another object of 'the invention to provide an incenseburner in Whichthe' burning medium andthe surrounding heated products of combustion are well insulated from all other objects as well' as from the -maj or portion of-the burner itself, whereby the incense burnerfmay be handledY at will or placed any place without harmful'result's. l H

Another-object vof the invention is to provide anfin'cense burner which 1s sanitary and cle-anlyby reason of being readily. cleaned internally. l l

, It is lcommon to construct incense burners to resemble various ornamental objects, and it is common to burn incense in ornamental receptacles which are either partially suit- 'ed to such use or which are expressly de- 4:0` signed for such use. The materials of which `such devices can be madev is limited to suitable refractory materials, and any exaged yby the heat generated internally. It

'is therefore still another object of `my invention to provideanY ornamental or novelty incense burner, which may b'esuppliedwith r v delicate or'ornate exterior decorations, without normal possibility of such decorations being effected by the internally generated heat.

The correctburning of incense is a scien-r yquired novel effect.

use meer, or' at 19555 Should be, iiiasmueh as forbest results'the amount fof air reach# ing the burning .product vshould be4 limited the combustion is controlled and eflicient The eficient burningof incense involves proper dissemination of the resultant fumes throughout the air external tothe burner,

and it is therefore another object fof the` invention to promote positiv e.and"s'ustained ejection -of the fumes from the burner,` and to maintain such escaping fumes'atasuitable temperature so that they are sufliclently mobile when liberated to a colder' atmosphere. f f My invention contemplates the provision of noveltyl by causing the fumes to eminate in a novel and interesting manner, and it 1s another object of the invention toproduce a f simple i device which' will'fproduce the 'i rep Other objects'and advantages oflmy-uin# vention will appear-hereinaften Ihave illustrated my invention companying drawings, in which l Figure l isa perspective.' view of one lprac- Atical embodiment of'my invention.

by' ami Figure 2'- is ay vertical sectional `view H thereof.

@Figure Sis a "View on ycross section on'a line 3 3 vof Figure 2.` i Figure 4 is a section' on yline 454-4 of Fig. 3.

In-carrying out myL invention Iprovide..

a doll tor vother suitabley figure yor replica, which assumes an interestingor realistic ap-v pearance .by the issuance of .smokewtherefi'om. The dollmay be a figureofa person smoking a cigarette,Av for example, oranyy yother suitable object 'may' be represented,

which object 'is rendered morefrealistic by issuance of smoke/therefrom.1` p v fln the presentembodimentgthe dollzl, of

which. the headand bust,fon'ly, is .shown,1s ,g

representative ofa woman smoking' a :ciga- `rette.` The doll is accordingly constructed with-a cigarette' protrudingfrom between the slightly parted'lips 6 thereof;l yThe head 7 of the doll space8. ,f In order tol carry out my desire to produce is hollow' to enclose the air.v

a truly ornamental or novel incenseburner, l

55 and controlled. .It .is therefore anotherobject to provide an incense burner in which I prividethedoll with any suitable exterior decorations, which may be actual rater than delineated. lIn other. words', real or imitation hairy 7 maybe applied tothehead, and

the clothing may be yactually composed of high grade fabric.. Externalor surface decoratiomsuch as coloring of the face, eyes,

etc., may bel resorted to without fear otsueh V'decoration being changed by heat.

The doll is provided with: the'. body '9,L which rneed not be hollow, and may repre- ,sentl the complete human figure, or it may be a bust, 'or body may be"y a pedestal, only.

" In -fact, any -usual construction may be emasis commonftqarticlles ofthe Same outward?,appearance.'4 y I .v

From the body tvhmirlses a' Suitable re fractoy g'cylindrieal" member or plug 10,v

" which maybe remowicblyy fitted or screw vas -- neck' 14,". integral4v with the head, is tubular and` ts snugly over themember 10, coming to.l rest on the shoulder l5; A. neck ornament;- delineated on'the figure ijn relief, suchl as'. at 16,serves. toy vobscure the joint between theneck and' body..

rDirectly' withintheneelr, and forming a.

,suitable .refractory lining therefor', I provide a refractory sleeve 17.. The sleeve proper forms the snug-fit with the member 10, so that: an; airspace 17 av.surrounds .the member `10 to prevent heat frompassing rapidly to the neck of the doll.. v n

The sleeve wntinues in anintegral hollow wardly toward the parted lips of the figure.

.This hom is of substantially the samecross sectional area until it` turns toward thelips, and `up to-` they turn `it is" substantially round -srnxeross section. The forwardly .directed .portion'of the horn is; changed gradually in fcross section` to form a slit-.like channel 20,

" hornv is isolated fromthe atmospherel except l a perforated outer `end 22;. the bore of the l leading-to'v an open. end 21 thereof. This openv end term-inates'between the parted lips @and the` hornat this `point is lpreferably joined to they lips.V The entire-spacelformed bythe sleeve and where itstopen endeommunicates therewith. The cigarettelis inthe form of a tube having e extending into, the horn, so that some oflthe ksmoke yor fumes mayl lescapey through the perforated outer end of the cigarette.

To place the device'in operation, the head is removed .from thev member l0, and a lightedr incense cone is placed inthe cupped uportion of thememberl, and the head is replaced.v The lair vin the rhorn y supplies 4to` wane, the.l temperature #of the. small creating `-alpressure of new airsy Yhmm '19,. which. .curves upwardly and fori oxygen for rst combustion, andowing tov the limited amount of air in the horn, the l air contents of fthe. horn becomes-quickly heated. The resultant products of eombusc tion,- b reason of the retained heat, rapidly expan and escape through the cigarette to representsmoking thereof.

Since-fthe member l() is surrounded by air,

and since it has an air pocket below it, it 44does not readily transmit its'heat to the body or head of thedoll, and thus the heat isl retained, while the body, head and neck are protected. The same is trueof thehorn and head,v the headholding dead air around the hornxto. insulate same. Since the heatis conserved,vthe products i of, combustion are` kept at such ltemperature as to: cause'the'm to `issiie in a well .defined stream through the parted lips.

ucts. of combustion issuing in asomewhat defined stream, adds' tofthe eiicieneyof .the invconse burner and particularlytdv its noveli 'f vNew atmospheric air in limited quantities,y

just suieie'ntnto keep upv combustion. without Vdiluting the products 1too greatly, may n'd its: way into-the Ahorn through the yparted lips. periodically. Ii. the combusti'onbegins volume of.l air in Vthe `horn would be lowered,

relation to provide an airchamber between. such horn andv neck; said horn extendingto V,suc-h mouth4 aperture-and beingl appreciably i smaller than the interior of the head where-1n by `the hollow head forms' al1/air' space :around said horn; the-interiory ofzsaid horn being isolated from communication with the interior lof lsaid head, and said head .being i' Yremovably held to.y said body byy reason'of that portion of the `horn within the neck` being a close fit around said incense holder.

, 2. In a ldevice oftheclassr described, a holf Alowmember representative ofI a human head .provided with afacial aperture, an incense' After passing the partedli'ps, I the temperature of the products of combusftion is still ysuiliicent to cause them to rise in 11 la: fairly defined' column-through the sur-- rounding atmosphere. Obviously, the prodreductiol'rand induction n mav holder Within said hollow member, anda z horn; providing direct l communication between said aperture andv said incense burner;

said horn being of relatively small volume provided with a mouth aperture, an incense as compared with the volume of said hollow holder. within said hollow member, and a member and completely isolating contained hollow `horn leading from said incense 10 air from other parts of the interior of said `holder to said mouth aperture ;l saidvhorn 5 hollow member. having communication with the externalfl'atz 3. In a device of the class described, a hol'- mosphere only through such facial aperture. low member representing a human head andA i ELLEN v. CHEESEMAN. e 

